But really, just adding more plants to your feast is a great place to start! You do not need to do a 100% vegan meal to make a difference. Just adding a few new plant-based recipes to your table -- or using vegan versions of one or more of your go-to classic holiday recipes is a super way to give your holiday feast a boost for the plant, animals and everyone diving into the deliciousness.

How to make small changes? Try a vegan version stuffing this year, or a vegan pumpkin pie. Try taking turkey off the menu and replacing it with an elegant mushroom-chickpea tart or a festive risotto or baked cheesy mac, my fave sweet potato pockets, or one of the many vegan "celebration" options at the grocery store from brands like Gardein, Field Roast and Tofurkey.

Or you can simply add a few more veggies to your feast, a fall salad, vegan mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted veggies, sweet potatoes using vegan butter, a spinach-artichoke dip. Whatever your approach to adding #vegan to your feast, I applaud you for just wanting to add more plants to your celebration.
Thanks. Giving. This season of compassion, gratitude and community is something we can spread through the very foods we eat. Especially with so many people sharing pictures of their feasts on social media - what is on your table and plate has a powerful message to the people in your community. It can also set a tone for the life you want to live. Plant-based recipes help animals, the planet - and you - because eating more plants is always a great thing.

NEW in 2018! Holiday Guide. I just launched my new meal planning program Finding Vegan Meals - just in time for the holidays. This program has SO many goodies in it. 365+ pages worth. Hop over to FVmeals.com to learn more.

Holiday Special: Until 12/1, you can snag the Finding Vegan Meals 40-page Vegan Winter Holiday Guide for FREE! This guide is totally printable and includes 34 recipes, a festive menu with shopping list and a few bonus goodies. Use the promo code HHLreader and you will get 365+ pages of content - plus the Holiday Guide - plus entry into the private Facebook group - for just $29. This amazing introductory deal ends this week. So if you want to take things offline this year, get my holiday guide, print it out and get cooking!

But if you just want to snag some a la carte recipe online, that's great too! THIS is the place for that...

Kathy's Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes:

I wanted to keep things really browsable, in list form. If you have any questions about the specific recipes, please let me know in the comments, I am happy to help!

If you want to cook this year, but just feel a bit overwhelmed and scared about the whole thing, try my Choose Five method for approaching your Thanksgiving feast..

My "Choose 5" Method for the holidays!..

When I feel overwhelmed around the holidays, I choose five main recipes that I make with as much love and gusto as I can. These recipes can change from year to year or you can make your same go-to recipes every year. But the point is, you stick to FIVE. If you have guests that bring other dishes, that's fine, but in your kitchen, your hands only have to worry about five things. Then, in addition to the five homemade things, you can bring on 2-3 store-bought goodies as boosters. Things like rolls, cranberry sauce, nut cheeses and crackers or even a holiday main like a "veggie meat" entree.

So that's it! I hope you found a few recipes you are inspired to try. And remember, the best meals and celebrations are not the fanciest or the ones with the most items on the menu, they are the ones made with love and that serve to comfort, uplift and bring together the people at the table. Sending you all my biggest holiday hugs!..

One more way to find holiday recipes: my book Healthy Happy Vegan Kitchen is loaded with holiday favorites like a Gingerbread Bundt Cake, Gingerbread Cookies, loads of holiday-worthy salads and veggie sides, soups and even special dinner-approved entrees. My books also make lovely gifts for the healthy cook in your life, or for someone just starting out with plant-based cooking, curious about veganism. Thank you as always for your love and support of my recipes and projects!

But really, just adding more plants to your feast is a great place to start! You do not need to do a 100% vegan meal to make a difference. Just adding a few new plant-based recipes to your table -- or using vegan versions of one or more of your go-to classic holiday recipes is a super way to give your holiday feast a boost for the plant, animals and everyone diving into the deliciousness.

How to make small changes? Try a vegan version stuffing this year, or a vegan pumpkin pie. Try taking turkey off the menu and replacing it with an elegant mushroom-chickpea tart or a festive risotto or baked cheesy mac, my fave sweet potato pockets, or one of the many vegan "celebration" options at the grocery store from brands like Gardein, Field Roast and Tofurkey.

Or you can simply add a few more veggies to your feast, a fall salad, vegan mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted veggies, sweet potatoes using vegan butter, a spinach-artichoke dip. Whatever your approach to adding #vegan to your feast, I applaud you for just wanting to add more plants to your celebration.
Thanks. Giving. This season of compassion, gratitude and community is something we can spread through the very foods we eat. Especially with so many people sharing pictures of their feasts on social media - what is on your table and plate has a powerful message to the people in your community. It can also set a tone for the life you want to live. Plant-based recipes help animals, the planet - and you - because eating more plants is always a great thing.

NEW in 2018! Holiday Guide. I just launched my new meal planning program Finding Vegan Meals - just in time for the holidays. This program has SO many goodies in it. 365+ pages worth. Hop over to FVmeals.com to learn more.

Holiday Special: Until 12/1, you can snag the Finding Vegan Meals 40-page Vegan Winter Holiday Guide for FREE! This guide is totally printable and includes 34 recipes, a festive menu with shopping list and a few bonus goodies. Use the promo code HHLreader and you will get 365+ pages of content - plus the Holiday Guide - plus entry into the private Facebook group - for just $29. This amazing introductory deal ends this week. So if you want to take things offline this year, get my holiday guide, print it out and get cooking!

But if you just want to snag some a la carte recipe online, that's great too! THIS is the place for that...

Kathy's Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes:

I wanted to keep things really browsable, in list form. If you have any questions about the specific recipes, please let me know in the comments, I am happy to help!

If you want to cook this year, but just feel a bit overwhelmed and scared about the whole thing, try my Choose Five method for approaching your Thanksgiving feast..

My "Choose 5" Method for the holidays!..

When I feel overwhelmed around the holidays, I choose five main recipes that I make with as much love and gusto as I can. These recipes can change from year to year or you can make your same go-to recipes every year. But the point is, you stick to FIVE. If you have guests that bring other dishes, that's fine, but in your kitchen, your hands only have to worry about five things. Then, in addition to the five homemade things, you can bring on 2-3 store-bought goodies as boosters. Things like rolls, cranberry sauce, nut cheeses and crackers or even a holiday main like a "veggie meat" entree.

So that's it! I hope you found a few recipes you are inspired to try. And remember, the best meals and celebrations are not the fanciest or the ones with the most items on the menu, they are the ones made with love and that serve to comfort, uplift and bring together the people at the table. Sending you all my biggest holiday hugs!..

One more way to find holiday recipes: my book Healthy Happy Vegan Kitchen is loaded with holiday favorites like a Gingerbread Bundt Cake, Gingerbread Cookies, loads of holiday-worthy salads and veggie sides, soups and even special dinner-approved entrees. My books also make lovely gifts for the healthy cook in your life, or for someone just starting out with plant-based cooking, curious about veganism. Thank you as always for your love and support of my recipes and projects!